Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-05
KNIGHTS AND CHANGERS.
WORKING UP A PARTNERSHIP IN THE
LABOR CAUSE

Graphic Description of the Woes of the
Farmer by an IIlinoisan-First Day in
the Assembly Spent Blowing the Bel
Iows-Pians of the Kickers-A Too En-
terprising Milwaukee Reporter.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Oct Sat IL a. H.
Tuesday General Master Workman Pow
derby raped the delegates to the general as
semble knights of Labor TO order in secret
session, and welcomed them in brief speech.
There were about 200 delega IS in their seats,
several of them being women, among the
number Mrs. Stevens, of Milwaukee, Wis
Mrs Marion Todd, of Michigan; Mrs Mary
Hannigan, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Hale, of
New Jersey, and Mrs. Ienora NJ Barry, of
New York
The committee on credentials we're not
fully ready to report, and after an hours in
formal talk the assembly took recess until j
p. m
The talk in the lobbies is largely in regard
To what will be done about the Anarchists.
A resolution protesting against the execu-
tiOn of these men will undoubtedly he intro
duced but whether or not it will be passed is
uncertain, and there is strong feeling that
the assembly should let the Anarchists alone
One of the delegates expressed the sentiments
of many when he said: 81 feel that these men
were not fairly tried and doomed to death
but they are not worI,iuamen As KNIGHTS
of Labor, We have nothing to do with them
Their case is not one that can properly come
before the gem ral assembly"
When the assembly reconvened at s p. IN.
the credentials committee had their report
ready. 1t showed that 49, delegates were Ell.
titled to seats, and that FIVE contests had been
referred to the body for Its disposition The
first of these-that of Buchanan. the Chicago
Labor editor who seeks to represent Col
orado constituency-was at once taken un
Protests against his eligibility had been filed
by nearly every local assembly In The state,
and the report OF the COMMITTEES was adverse
to his claims. FOR nearly Tour long hours
tne men VINO hah sathered from oallIorhia
10 Maine, ana Ianaua 10 fl"rIda, lrlttered
away the time In debate as TO whether the
kicker, as he was frequently deslg-
mated, should De admitted or ex-
cuded lhere were times when
the debate waxed warm, and
when the gaVel OF the chairman and the
voices OF the orators penetrated even the
thick walls OF the Harmonic hall Buchanan
proved to have plenty OF friends, but his
opponents were apparently the stronger, both
IN numbers and IN oratory and knowledge OF
law
1t was In the hottest part OF the debate
that suspicious noise behind the stage cur
tam attracted the attention OF delegate.
Constituting himself committee of one he
proceeded to investigate, and moment later
emerged with the collar OF dudsh-looking
young fellow III his tight grasp. Pale and
trembling, the intruder, In response to a
question, gave his name as Crackenwlser,
the representative of Milwaukee, i,sijy
and he was Immediately recogniys5 ne the ay
editor of lalE;r sheet in tbat citv which b,d
sgSteraiicaIlv vilif;a3 the orIar in ganaral
and the grand mast.r workman i, narticuiar
He uas exneIed from the building without
f,rthar dnIa,. ord tba 5obot, ,,.os ras,,r,,,l
II MIGHT bays Iastei tiJI niinio,bt had ,,,t tha
aelacatas remembered thar the doors of the
dining rooms in the hotels closed at 5 ana
shortly hafore tbst bour an a ,iourpmant WAS
,aI-or ,ith Tho r,ndarstor,,li,,S, ,ha. ,-,,a
sbo,ld he raact,ad i,,na1iataIr mon tia raas.
sembInr of the convention "Wednesday
The opnonents of the nresent recime wera
very husy 1urjnu the daV and eyeninp and
claimed IN have enough VOTES promised IN az.
comnlish their ohi4ct which i tn have the
paw constitution dsciar,.d mil and void rA,
enact the naw opa ap1 ,harab,, Lri,,, ,,,, a.,
n+bar slaction of of4;cars In hi. ,-,ss p,u,
I'll, ,,or,IJ h., ,ti,,,a1 -, ,h, hasI of ,ho
-. -. II: :.
"'"0'' ''' ny p'aeo III
the general executive board Nobody, how
ever, believes they can succeed except those
who are committed to this plan. Bat there
will I've a protracted fight over the matter
and DELEGATES who want tn e,et tbrougb IN a
,vaal, ara lootino qluuo ovar . ,,r,.,,., of ,.,.
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m, ...asi.i =. ;. 81. ,-,-. -
" "'''7 w" hniS JUS anu
the Na''oHal FARMERS all'hhce Which Is now
IN session IN thus city is assuming tangible
shape, and committees will be appointed by
both bodies TO confer regarding details. The
plan proposed is to make the Farmers ALI,
sure a national trade body with the title al
n national district assembly laalar
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d N,ain 'iia' ~'ui.i ni"Fe 'no e'i 'h anu lhat
WIN 'ne ia' 'i'eis WIN Ihe'h "ohueis cah oe
accomplished
At the meeting of the alliance delegates
were nresent from Minnesota Dakota Iowa